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  1. 1. n. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced. There is a difference between assertion and demonstration. Macaulay. 2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) Source: ecdict

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